Verbprocess
Verbprocess is a term used in linguistic theory to refer to any set of operations that targets a verb in order to modify its meaning, voice, aspect, mood, or argument structure. It is not a single grammatical category found in all languages, but an umbrella label for a family of processes that attach to or otherwise alter verb stems. The concept is used to describe both morphological and syntactic changes that affect verbs, and it often appears in discussions of typology, derivation, and valency.
The range of verbprocesses includes both morphological and periphrastic or syntactic mechanisms. Morphological verbprocesses involve affixation,
Cross-linguistic realisations of verbprocess vary widely. Some languages encode these effects through affixes on the verb,
See also: derivational morphology, inflection, valency-changing processes, voice, aspect, mood, language typology. The term is primarily